Women Artists Take the Spotlight: COWGIRL UP! showcases Western lifestyle from a female perspective

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Sharon-Markwardt1-Odd-ASSessment-oil-on-canvas-24-x-36 — Sharon Markwardt: “Odd ASSessment,” oil on canvas, 24 x 36

Naomi-Brown-Desert-Gold-oil-on-canvas-40-x-16 — Naomi Brown: “Desert-Gold,” oil on canvas, 40 x 16

Desert Caballeros Western Museum presents its sixteenth annual Cowgirl Up! Artwork from the Different Half of the West Invitational Exhibition and Sale, now by means of Sept. 5.

For 16 years, Cowgirl Up! has attracted rising and established girls artists from all around the West who depict the Western life-style in portray, drawing and sculpture. Every year, greater than 300 candidates are reviewed; this yr, over 60 have been chosen as consultant of the West’s prime feminine high-quality artwork voices at the moment for the most important exhibition but.

Cowgirl Up! is rather more than a present. It’s a crossroads the place artists, collectors and artwork lovers come collectively to discover what it means to be a Western artist. The artists work in a variety of strategies, kinds and mediums, from conventional to up to date. All the artwork is accessible for buy, which means that every sale helps the endeavors of ladies artists working at the moment and of the Desert Caballeros Western Museum. Exhibit artwork might be purchased all through the run of the exhibition on the Museum or on-line.

The exhibition opened to the general public in March, and work and sculptures will stay on exhibition all through the run of the present, which closes Sept. 5.